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Local governments’ attitude of responding to “the present” and creating “the future” as reflected in their draft budget
October 30, 2019
Tokyo outstrips New York or London or even Sweden in terms of budget scale. The draft budget of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG) amou ...
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The mystery of wanting to distinguish between male and female
October 23, 2019
These days, we increasingly more often come across expressions like LGBT and gender identity disorder in the media. Although it seems as if ...
Society/Life
Who will be affected by counterfeits infringing intellectual property?
October 10, 2019
In recent years, intellectual property issues including piracy have come under focus, and various policies including legal revisions have be ...
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Wishes appropriate for the new era contained in the name “Reiwa,” which was drawn from the Japanese poetry anthology the Man’yoshū
September 4, 2019
Japan entered the Reiwa era on May 1, 2019. Since its announcement, the new era name has been favorably accepted for the most part, and has ...
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Workstyle reform is for the “right to work in a way suited to each of us”
August 9, 2019
Starting this April, workstyle reform-related laws have been coming into force sequentially. Even though there are criticisms and concerns e ...
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Will humans become free from metabolic syndrome and allergic diseases?
July 26, 2019
Allergic diseases and metabolic syndrome have become major health issues that human society needs to address. As a possible solution, resear ...
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Re-realization in the first year of Reiwa – The Japanese like Gengo
July 23, 2019
With the accession of the new emperor, the Gengo, or, the Japanese era name, changed to “Reiwa” on May 1, 2019. During the process of transi ...
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Gene recombination’s pursuit of immediate profits is what we are anxious about
July 17, 2019
Gene recombination and genome editing have been covered more often by the media recently. While the pros and cons of such technologies are s ...
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The diversity and sustainability of farming villages in Japan as seen from the “edge”
July 1, 2019
The Basic Act on the Promotion of Urban Agriculture was established in 2015. With the establishment of the Act, not only has urban agricultu ...